Thieving Heart Undying

Xu Fuhua's Adam's apple bobbed. As the terror in his heart slowly receded, he let out a breath and glanced at his blood-drenched chest, where flesh had split open. Only then did he feel the pain.

He did not linger, clutching his chest as he swiftly turned and left.

Facing the returning Niu Youdao, Wu Zhaoxing and the other two stood there in a daze. They could not quite make sense of what had just happened; the sudden turn of events had left them lost in the clouds and mist.

But one thing was clear to them: that Skywalking Sect disciple's sudden attack on his fellow sect members had something to do with Niu Youdao.

"They should have something on them that could be useful to us. Deal with them, so that man won't have trouble accounting for it when he goes back," Niu Youdao instructed Yun Huan upon returning.

Yun Huan nodded in bafflement, then flashed over to deal with the two corpses.

Yun Ji tentatively asked, "What was going on with that man just now?"

Niu Youdao said, "I told you, I have people among the forces of all seven kingdoms."

Yun Ji and Wu Zhaoxing exchanged incredulous looks. They could be certain that the appearance of those three had not been arranged in advance by Niu Youdao. Yet even people they had happened to run into could be his men—just how many people had this fellow planted among the forces of the seven kingdoms?

Little did they know, there truly were not many. It had simply been a coincidence.

Yun Ji asked again, "You and him just now...?"

Having proven that he did indeed have people, Niu Youdao began holding things back again. He did not explain what had happened in detail, merely saying, "There's no need